Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. Our decency quotient, or DQ, drives our culture and everything we do inside and outside of our company. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all.

This is an individual contributor role responsible for leading and/or participating in the analysis and implementation of product, system and operational initiatives supporting changes in Mastercard's business environment with a specialized focus on Settlement Service offerings, settlement/liquidity risks, controls, policies and operations.

In This Role, You Will

• Develop business cases to support recommendations for process or product improvements aimed at enhancing organizational capabilities and improving operational efficiencies
• Partner with business owners to understand new business opportunities and define the business and functional requirements.
• Deliver high quality business and functional requirements to the development teams for the purpose of completing the design, coding, testing, and implementation phases of the project life cycle.
• Deliver in-depth and comprehensive financial, operational, customer and high level systems analysis to evaluate settlement risk and propose mitigating solutions for proposed new and enhanced systems and products.
• Ensure development objectives are accomplished, user testing is performed, and member notification is prepared in a timely fashion.
• Coordinate and assist in implementation of new or revised rules and policies.
• Identifies risk in cross-functional designs and communication channels.

The ideal candidate for this position should:

• Have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Prior Business Analyst and Project Management experience
• Applies extended expertise of principles, theories, and concepts
• Broad knowledge of business/function and development life cycle
• Demonstrate knowledge and experience in funds transfer solutions, financial analysis and planning
• Self-starter with good leadership abilities
• Requires minimal supervision/assistance
• Good business writing skills and effective presentations skills
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Understands business context and market dynamics including Regulatory, Legal, Competitive and Technology landscapes
• Leverages a thorough understanding of the Agile Software Development Lifecycle methodology to partner with Product Management – Technical and Software Development Guilds to develop scalable and sustainable products
• Partners with and incorporates feedback from cross-functional stakeholders
• Drive institutionalized knowledge through the use of consistent product documentation (e.g., support documents) across the framework
• Demonstrates expertise of operational controls and risk mitigation obligations
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuous learning by leveraging the learning & development curriculum to augment existing knowledge, skills, and experiences
• Lead by example with hands-on approaches to demonstrate product management excellence and share best practices

Experiences

• Relevant experience in financial Services / banking industry in project management and requirements gathering
• Prior Business Analyst and Project Management experience required.
• Experience with banking platforms is a plus
• Experience with low-value and high value clearing and settlement systems cross the globe is a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Knowledge on MasterCard systems and applications is a plus.

Education

• Bachelor’s in finance or similar field or equivalent work experience required.
• Advanced degree preferred
• A Certified Treasury Professional, Agile practitioner, PMP certifications are a plus.

Skills/ Abilities

• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong understanding of software methodologies (i.e. functionality & limitations)
• Requires little supervision.
• Good leadership skills preferred.